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This paper deals with the provision of affordable housing in inner urban areas, and attemptsto clarify how urban planning can contribute to this. In so doing, the study focuses on the Britishplanning system, and examines housing-related policies found in the Unitary Development Plans inseven inner London Boroughs.
Our analysis begins with a general review of the present socio-economic conditions of inner London, followed by a summery of the national and the London-wide affordable housing policies. A comparative examination of the UDPs shows a difference between affluent Conservative boroughs and poverty-widen Labour boroughs: while all the boroughs recognize the need for new housirig provisions, only the Labour boroughs emphasize affordable housing. Then, apart from the protection of existing housing, three types of development were identified, as a means to achieve the targetfigure of affordable housing: mixed-use development, mixedhousing development and re-development of existing affordable housing. Also, it was found that most local authorities rely on the negotiation and planning agreement in order to materialize the provision of affordable housing.
